CISCO’s modular CCNP Collaboration training program is aimed at catering to various technological needs and demands of the individuals and the industry. CCNP Collaboration certification program is planned to generate qualified and certified collaboration and unified communications network engineers who are responsible for designing, deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Collaboration and Unified communications applications, devices and networks. Their job role expects them to have these advanced collaboration skills.
Enhancing the existing CCNP Collaboration program with the new realities of the networking world and the future demands of the marketplace is the objective of the revamped CCNP Collaboration certification program.
On 24th Feb 2020, CISCO is REBOOTING the Certification program by launching CCNP Collaboration Certification which will replace the existing CCNP Collaboration program. Current CCNP examinations can be availed till 23rd Feb 2020. Newly revamped CCNP program takes effect from 24th Feb 2020.
Current CCNP Collaboration program had the following examinations:
One of the main objectives of CCNP revamp is to move away from the ‘One Size Fits All’ approach to a modular approach wherein to achieve new CCNP certification in any track, the candidate will not have to pass more than 2 exams. Any additional specializations are most welcome but the candidate needs to pass a core exam and one of the concentration exam options available on the specific track. Besides the CCNP Collaboration core exam also acts as qualifying criteria for attempting the CCIE Collaboration lab exam in the particular track.
CCNA is no longer a qualifying criterion for attempting CCNP Collaboration. Candidates can straight away appear for CCNP Collaboration examinations provided they have the necessary knowledge and grasp of the practical application of the know-how.
To earn CCNP Collaboration certification, candidates need to pass core exam which covers core enterprise technology and one concentration exam of his/her choice based on his/her technical area of focus or job role requirement.
In a nutshell, Cisco is rebooting the CCNP Collaboration course to cover the most relevant technologies and business needs by designing a qualifying core exam which focuses on your knowledge of infrastructure and design, protocols, codecs, endpoints, Cisco IOS XE Gateway and media resources, Call Control, QoS and collaboration applications. Concentration exams focus on emerging and industry-specific topics such as applications, call control, and mobility services, Cloud and Edge solutions, and automation.